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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

885 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 45

Youth Drowned Rescuer Torn From Victim by Crowd on Beach Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 5

While surfing at Thirroul to-day, George "Baker, 19, of Canterbury, was carried out to sea and drowned. A local surfer, William Yelland, made…

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Coramba Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 4

Mr. John Watt, of Moleton, employed by Mulhearn Bros., Ltd., cutting logs in the bush received rather a serious injury last Friday…

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Cars in Collision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 4

Between 5 and 5.30 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, a collision occurred between motor cars driven by Mrs. A. O. Englert and Mr. Thomas Copland…

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Miner Killed Three Others Injured Explosion of Charge. Perth

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 5

As a result of an explosion at the 825 feet level in the Wiluna gold mines to-day, P. J. Roberts (married) was killed and three other men were…

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Local and General Mill Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 2

Mr. John Watt, an employee at Mulhearn Bros, mill at Moleton, had his hand badly cut when he fell on a sharp brush hook last Friday. He…

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Claim for £1500 Ex-Mayor v. Ex-Chief Secretary Moorefield Motor Accident. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 March 1936 · page 4

After a hearing lasting two days the jury to-day awarded Norman Russell Bertram, ex-Mayor of Kogarah, £31910 in a claim for £1500 from…

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Woman Drowned

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 4

When a woman named Doreen Elizabeth Hall was reported to Taree police as missing from her home on Monday, it was ascertained that she was seen at…

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Fall From Horse Lad Injured at Glenreagh

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 4

Jack Jefferies, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jefferies, of Glenreagh, was injured in a fall from a horse at Mr. C. S. Ellem's property, where the lad was…

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Injured Off Bicycle

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 2

Bert Morrow, aged 15, of Timmsvale, is a patient in Coffs District Hospital as the result of a fall he had when the fork of a bicycle…

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Struck by Tyre Rim Roger Light Injured Accident at Taree Garage

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 4

Mr. Roger Light, the well known surf lifesaver, who some three years ago was beach patrol at Yamba, was critically injured on Tuesday…

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Local and General. Hand Injured

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 2

Mr. George Stein, of Gangara, who is employed by Mr. W. Goodfellow cutting wood for the latter's wood yard, met with painful injuries on…

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Six to One Injured Policeman

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 2

At Sydney Central Police Court last Tuesday Constable Cecil Jordan, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Jordan, Coffs Harbour, stated that six men attacked…

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Pilots' Errors Alleged Cause of Crashes Finding Of Committee Loina Accident a Mystery Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 4

A report was made available to the Minister for Defence (Mr. Parkhill) to-day by the Air Accidents Committee on the recent Gannet aeroplane…

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Man Drowned Floods In Queensland Far North Isolated. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 5

A drowning fatality is reported at Charleville, the victim being Leslie Milford, who has been missing from Tenham Station for two days…

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Two Men Hurt Motor Accidents. Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 4

George Stein, timber worker, sustained painful injuries to the palm of his right hand, when a motor lorry jammed his hand against a tree…

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In Collision One Killed; Six Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 5

When a motor car and motor cycle collided head on at Marrickville early this morning James Bernard Lawrence, of Punchbowl, was fatally…

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Car Capsizes One Man Injured Accident at Woodford Island

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon, a motor car owned by Mr. William Russell, of Brushgrove, capsised near Kearns farm at Roberts' Creek, Woodford…

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Girl Injured Lorry Swerves on Armidale Road

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 4

While returning to Grafton from a picnic at McPherson's Crossing late yesterday afternoon, Miss E. Thompson, of Villiers street, Grafton, was seriously…

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Thrown Against Car Youth Injured on Armidale Road

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 4

Gordon Parish, aged 15 years, son of Mr. B. Parish, of Dobie street, Grafton, suffered severe injuries to the head and concussion, when his…

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Woman Injured Going to Identify Dead Man. Perth

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 5

While motoring from Coates' Siding to Northam to see if she could identify one of the victims of a fatal accident on Friday, Mrs. Alice Mary Kristiansen…

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